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Scoreboard: 8/22

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL – Suspended Boston RHP Ryan Dempster five games and fined him an undisclosed amount for hitting N.Y. Yankee 3B Alex Rodriguez with a pitch during Sunday's game. Fined N.Y. Yankee manager Joe Girardi an undisclosed amount for his argument over the same incident with home plate umpire Brian O'Nora.